The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently registered a copyright for an artistic work where one of two co-authors is an artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Federal Court Considers Amended Prior User Rights Provisions for First Time
The Federal Court considered the current section 56 of the Patent Act on prior user rights for the first time in Kobold Corporation v...
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Oyen Wiggs Lawyers Recognized in Lexpert Ranking
Oyen Wiggs is proud to announce the recognition of five of its lawyers, Thomas Bailey, Bruce Green (retired), Gavin Manning, Jennifer Marles, and Hilton...
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WIPO’s Global Intellectual Property Filing Services Reach New Heights
In a press release published on February 10, 2022, WIPO announced the number of international filings for patents, trademarks and designs for the past...
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Oyen Wiggs Named Top IP Boutique Firm for 2022-2023
We are honoured to announce that Oyen Wiggs has been named one of the “Top 10 Intellectual Property Boutiques” in Canada by Canadian Lawyer...
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CIPO Becomes DAS Depositing Office for Patent Applications
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Digital Access Service (DAS) allows for simple and secure electronic exchange of priority patent applications between participating intellectual...
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USPTO launches new Patent Public Search tool and webpage
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a new Patent Public Search tool (the “Search tool”). The new Search tool promises to provide...
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Nike, Hermès allege NFTs infringe their trademarks
On 3 February, Nike sued StockX in U.S. Federal Court for trademark infringement in relation to StockX’s sale of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) tied to...
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Oyen Wiggs is a sponsor of the 7th annual Access to Innovation Event Held by Life Sciences BC
Oyen Wiggs is a proud sponsor of the 7th Annual Access to Innovation Conference presented by Life Sciences BC on February 16 and 17,...
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Canada Federal Court Upholds Less Copyright Protection for Simpler Works
The Canadian Federal Court upheld a trial decision that simpler works have a lesser ambit of copyright protection: The Pyrrha Designs were relatively simple...
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